Intellectualism in Society
Imagine you are a young adult who has just graduated high school. You are ready to move out of your parents house, but there is only one problem, you were never taught how to pay taxes. While in high school you learned about the mitochondria being the powerhouse of the cell and how to find the function of x in an equation, you were not taught basic life skills. American education does not effectively help students learn and utilize skills that will affect their lives after high school. Gerald Graff, author of Hidden Intellectualism and Mike Rose, author of Blue-Collar Brilliance both agree that the American education system does not properly teach students how to utilize intellectualism in their own ways. In Rose’s …show more content…
Graff makes a point that there are various forms of intelligence, yet certain forms are depicted as being unintelligent or unfavorable. For example, Graff goes against the conventional belief that kids who exercise street smarts are not as intelligent as those who carry book smarts. His belief is that these students simply do not learn the same way others do, yet those who learn from experience rather than books are viewed as being less intelligent. Most individuals who did not posses book smarts were often able to learn better by intertwining their interests with their work. Graff writes "Give me the student anytime who writes a sharply argued, sociologically acute analysis of an issue in Source over the student who writes a lifeless explication of Hamlet or Socrates' Apology."(205) meaning that he believes that students should pursue knowledge through their own interests for the most beneficial learning experience. Through common interests students are often able to write or work far more proficiently than they would with a topic they were not interested in. Graff recalls being more street smart rather than being book smart and was more interested in sports than school. Through football, he found that he enjoyed reading and was able to open himself up to more educational opportunities. Graff’s …show more content…
According to both authors certain learning styles are stereotyped as being unintelligent, while in matter of fact they hold the same intellectual capability. For example in Hidden Intellectualism Graff describes how street smarts are overlooked and that it is believed that you could not be intelligent if you did not naturally posses book smarts. Yet in Blue-Collar Brilliance Rose describes the difference on why white-collar workers and blue-collared workers intellectualism is solely judged based on their education level and economic status. Both authors attack the general view of intelligence and emphasize that intellectualism can be taught and utilized in many
Imagine you are a young adult who has just graduated high school. You are ready to move out of your parents house, but there is only one problem, you were never taught how to pay taxes. While in high school you learned about the mitochondria being the powerhouse of the cell and how to find the function of x in an equation, you were not taught basic life skills. American education does not effectively help students learn and utilize skills that will affect their lives after high school. Gerald Graff, author of Hidden Intellectualism and Mike Rose, author of Blue-Collar Brilliance both agree that the American education system does not properly teach students how to utilize intellectualism in their own ways. In Rose’s …show more content…
Graff makes a point that there are various forms of intelligence, yet certain forms are depicted as being unintelligent or unfavorable. For example, Graff goes against the conventional belief that kids who exercise street smarts are not as intelligent as those who carry book smarts. His belief is that these students simply do not learn the same way others do, yet those who learn from experience rather than books are viewed as being less intelligent. Most individuals who did not posses book smarts were often able to learn better by intertwining their interests with their work. Graff writes "Give me the student anytime who writes a sharply argued, sociologically acute analysis of an issue in Source over the student who writes a lifeless explication of Hamlet or Socrates' Apology."(205) meaning that he believes that students should pursue knowledge through their own interests for the most beneficial learning experience. Through common interests students are often able to write or work far more proficiently than they would with a topic they were not interested in. Graff recalls being more street smart rather than being book smart and was more interested in sports than school. Through football, he found that he enjoyed reading and was able to open himself up to more educational opportunities. Graff’s …show more content…
According to both authors certain learning styles are stereotyped as being unintelligent, while in matter of fact they hold the same intellectual capability. For example in Hidden Intellectualism Graff describes how street smarts are overlooked and that it is believed that you could not be intelligent if you did not naturally posses book smarts. Yet in Blue-Collar Brilliance Rose describes the difference on why white-collar workers and blue-collared workers intellectualism is solely judged based on their education level and economic status. Both authors attack the general view of intelligence and emphasize that intellectualism can be taught and utilized in many